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Involving patients and the public in healthcare operational research-The challenges and opportunities (2013)
Journal Article
Pearson, M., Monks, T., Gibson, A., Allen, M., Komashie, A., Fordyce, A., …Stein, K. (2013). Involving patients and the public in healthcare operational research-The challenges and opportunities. Operations Research for Health Care, 2(4), 86-89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orhc.2013.09.001

Interest is growing internationally in the potential benefits of patient and public involvement (PPI) in research. In the United Kingdom (UK) health and social care services are now committed to involving patients and service users in the planning, d... Read More about Involving patients and the public in healthcare operational research-The challenges and opportunities.

A pilot randomised controlled trial of a preconsultation web-based intervention to improve the care quality and clinical outcomes of diabetes outpatients (DIAT) (2013)
Journal Article
Ukoumunne, O. C., Frost, J., Anderson, R., Argyle, C., Daly, M., Harris-Golesworthy, F., …Britten, N. (2013). A pilot randomised controlled trial of a preconsultation web-based intervention to improve the care quality and clinical outcomes of diabetes outpatients (DIAT). BMJ Open, 3(7), e003396. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003396

Introduction: Diabetes is a chronic condition associated with many long-term complications. People with diabetes need to actively manage their condition, which can be complex. In consultations with healthcare professionals, patients receive advice ab... Read More about A pilot randomised controlled trial of a preconsultation web-based intervention to improve the care quality and clinical outcomes of diabetes outpatients (DIAT).

Theoretical directions for an emancipatory concept of patient and public involvement (2012)
Journal Article
Gibson, A., Britten, N., & Lynch, J. (2012). Theoretical directions for an emancipatory concept of patient and public involvement. Health, 16(5), 531-547. https://doi.org/10.1177/1363459312438563

Patient and public involvement (PPI) is now firmly embedded in the policies of the Department of Health in England. This article commences with a review of the changing structures of PPI in English health and social care, largely in terms of their ow... Read More about Theoretical directions for an emancipatory concept of patient and public involvement.

Sure start: Voices of the 'hard-to-reach' (2008)
Journal Article
Coe, C., Gibson, A., Spencer, N., & Stuttaford, M. (2008). Sure start: Voices of the 'hard-to-reach'. Child: Care, Health and Development, 34(4), 447-453. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2214.2008.00816.x

Objectives: This research aimed to look in depth at the factors affecting the ability of four Sure Start local programmes, based in a multicultural Midlands city, to engage with 'hard-to-reach'populations. Methods: A variety of research strategies an... Read More about Sure start: Voices of the 'hard-to-reach'.

Preventing avoidable hospital admission of older people. (2002)
Journal Article
Jiwa, M., Gerrish, K., Gibson, A., & Scott, H. (2002). Preventing avoidable hospital admission of older people. British Journal of Community Nursing, 7(8), 426-431. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2002.7.8.10650

The National Service Framework for Older People (Department of Health, 2001) stresses the importance of preventing unnecessary hospital admissions for older people. Such admissions arise when there is inadequate health and social support available in... Read More about Preventing avoidable hospital admission of older people..